UAE Cricket News

Lahore (Pakistan) – Pakistan are targeting their first series win in 17 months in the second day-night match in Lahore on Friday, hoping to capitalise on the suspension of Zimbabwe’s in-form captain Elton Chigumbura. Pakistan’s last one-day series win came against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in February 2014 b...

Lahore (Pakistan) – From Pakistan’s most popular fan Chacha Cricket (Uncle Cricket) to the head of State, a nation of 200 million celebrated the return of international cricket in Pakistan for six years on Friday. Hundreds of fans battled the 42 degree heat and stifling security checks in long queues hours before the start of...

Lahore (Pakistan) – It may be a low-key affair in strictly cricketing terms, but Friday’s opening Twenty20 clash between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Lahore represents a chance for the hosts to show they are once again open for business. Cast into sporting exile following the 2009 attacks on the Sri Lankan team, Pakistan have inc...

Sydney – Pakistan’s Mohammad Aamer admits he almost gave up cricket after being hit with a five-year ban for spot-fixing, but the paceman is now fired up to take wickets and repair his reputation. The left-arm quick, along with new-ball partner Mohammad Asif and then-captain Salman Butt, was banned for delivering pre-arranged...

Lahore (Pakistan) – Pakistan’s cricket chief Thursday said his country was hopeful of reviving ties with arch-rival India with a series in December following what he called a “successful” meeting with his counterpart in New Delhi. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shaharyar Khan visited India earlier this week and met his In...

NEW DELHI: The Indian Government has approved to resume cricket ties with Pakistan after several deliberations between the two countries cricket chiefs with a bilateral series that may comprise of three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s. The Government of India on Wednesday approved resumption of cricket ties with Pakistan, sourc...

Lahore (Pakistan) – Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez says he is confident of resurrecting his career with a remodelled bowling action five months after it was declared illegal. Spinner Hafeez’s action was reported as suspect during the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in November and confirmed as ille...

Red Bull Campus Cricket Tournament will commence on April 15 across Pakistan, in which a total of 85 universities’ cricket teams will be seen in action. The tournament will be played simultaneously in 15 cities of the country with national final to be played in the first week of May in Karachi. “This tournament is

Wellington – West Indies believe Chris Gayle will have a major impact on Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand even if he’s only half fit. Gayle missed Sunday’s six-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates in Napier, which secured the West Indies’ place in the last eight, after failing to shrug off his latest...

Sydney – The group stage of the World Cup came to an end on Sunday. Below AFP Sport looks at some of the key points to have emerged from the tournament so far: Left-arm forward Some 23 years after Wasim Akram lit up the last World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, this tournament has

Sydney – Afghanistan coach Andy Moles has no doubts over the thorny issue of the 2019 World Cup and the controversial plan to cut the number of teams from 14 to just 10. “It’s called the World Cup, and the secret is in the name,” he said. After Ireland became the last of the four

Live Score: Pakistan vs Ireland Match 42 Pool B – 15th March 2015 Pakistan plays their all-important final league match of the World Cup 2015 against Ireland at the Adelaide Oval on this Sunday, where they started their world cup campaign disastrously against India. Another disaster could fetch them an early return to the hom...

Adelaide (Australia) – Plucky Ireland take on buoyant Pakistan in a winner-takes-all World Cup clash at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday that promises an enthralling encounter between two highly combustible teams. The last league match in the month-long group stage will steer the winner into the quarter-finals and leave the loser ...

Napier (New Zealand) – The West Indies will have one eye on the skies and the other on the scoreboard as they seek to keep their World Cup campaign alive in a must-win clash with the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. The two-time champions’ hopes of a quarter-final berth hinge on a convincing victory in

Sydney – The World Cup enters its final weekend of group games with former champions Pakistan and West Indies facing either early flights home or a last-gasp places in the quarter-finals. Six of the eight quarter-finalists are already known — New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from Pool A and defending champions...